College Football 2010: So it begins

[Boris Godunov]

The Auburn game got uuuuugly. 2 Auburn players ejected in the final minutes of the game for separate incidents.

[Donegeal]

Is there some sort of special hatred Wisconsin has for Indiana? While I normally don't mind much when a team keeps scoring when they're up big, have their B or C teams in and are just running the ball, but the 70+ yard downfield bomb did seem a bit unsporting.

No, no special hatred. And they did have have their 3rd stringers in. The 70 yard TD was by the 3rd string QB. While I don't like running up the score either, these 3rd and 4th stringers have very limited playing time so they want to impress for the next season. They guy was just auditioning for 2011 or 2012.

[Guynemer]

Michigan won in about the ugliest way imaginable, with five turnovers for the second straight week.

On the plus side, we're 7-3, which seemed all but impossible fairly recently.

On the minus side, this performance has made me downgrade the likelihood of pulling an upset over Wisky from eminently possible to not bloody likely, and an upset over OSU from not bloody likely to


Aztecs fell just short. Wonder if they'll get jumped by the Broncos.

Ducks struggling against Cal.

[Guynemer]

Also of note: barring Newton being declared ineligible for the SEC Championship, there is no possible way in this space-time continuum that Auburn is going to lose to either South Carolina or Florida, so the Iron Bowl is the entire season for the Tigers.

[Boris Godunov]

****, that was scary. A win's a win... but damn it, the Ducks gave me heartburn. WTF is up with their penalties the past two games?

Stanford had a narrow escape as well. USC is handily beating Arizona, which is Oregon's next opponent at Autzen.

[Guynemer]

That was as impressive a gag job as I've ever seen. Congrats, Golden Bears.

[Guynemer]

Boise State is the only undefeated team in action next weekend; the other three all have byes. They're hosting Fresno State, which is not a bad team by any means. But, come on. 99%


1. Boise State
2. Oregon
3. TCU
4. Auburn
5. Wisconsin
6. Stanford
7. LSU
8. Ohio State
9. Nebraska
10. Michigan State*


*could easily be any number of other teams. Also, if the Spartans win out against Purdue and Penn State, they'll leapfrog Wisky (and, by extension, OSU).

[reismark]

No changes at all in my rankings this week:

1. Boise State
2. Auburn
3. Oregon
4. TCU
5. Wisconsin
6. Stanford
7. Nebraska
8. LSU
9. Michigan State
10. Ohio State

Good week for the Broncos with the dominant win, TCU struggling against SDSU, TCU's win over Utah losing a lot of its luster, Oregon showing that it's vulnerable (the Civil War is not going to be a walk in the park, no sir), and Virginia Tech continuing to roll. There's hope yet that Boise'll jump back in front of TCU where they belong.

[Boris Godunov]

Oregon showing that it's vulnerable (the Civil War is not going to be a walk in the park, no sir),

Oh, I don't know about that. Did you miss the fact that Oregon State just lost, at home, to the Washington State Cougars? Their season has been derailed by the Rodgers brothers injuries, and Katz has proven to be about as unreliable as Kevin Prince.

[Guynemer]

Yeah, the Beavers are in full disaster mode at this point. Unless the Ducks are totally flat next week against Arizona, they're going to the title game.

[Guynemer]

Poetry in motion:

[Guynemer]

TCU did, indeed, get leapfrogged by the Broncos in the AP poll:

1 Oregon (38) 10-0 1469 1
2 Auburn (12) 11-0 1427 2
3 Boise State (9) 9-0 1377 4
4 TCU (1) 11-0 1361 3
5 LSU 9-1 1220 5
6 Wisconsin 9-1 1176 6
7 Stanford 9-1 1129 7
8 Ohio State 9-1 1073 8
9 Nebraska 9-1 1051 9
10 Alabama 8-2 916 11
11 Michigan State 9-1 910 10
12 Oklahoma State 9-1 879 12
13 Arkansas 8-2 816 14
14 Virginia Tech 8-2 671 16
15 Missouri 8-2 624 20
16 Oklahoma 8-2 611 19
17 South Carolina 7-3 520 22
18 Texas A&M 7-3 413 23
19 Nevada 9-1 412 21
20 USC 7-3 310 NR
21 Iowa 7-3 251 13
22 Mississippi State 7-3 222 17
23 Arizona 7-3 156 18
24 Miami (FL) 7-3 107 NR
25 Utah 8-2 105 15


Michigan is #32, just behind Temple.


EDIT: Coaches poll also now has BSU at #3, TCU #4.

[Imran Siddiqui]

1. Oregon
2. Auburn
3. Texas Christian
4. Boise State
5. Ohio State
6. Wisconsin
7. Stanford
8. Louisiana State
9. Nebraska
10. Oklahoma State

[SlowwHand]

TCU did, indeed, get leapfrogged by the Broncos in the AP poll:

1 Oregon (38) 10-0 1469 1
2 Auburn (12) 11-0 1427 2
3 Boise State (9) 9-0 1377 4
4 TCU (1) 11-0 1361 3

EDIT: Coaches poll also now has BSU at #3, TCU #4.

9-0 over 11-0. Makes perfect sense.

[Boris Godunov]

TCU remained #3 in the BCS rankings, however. That could change though by the time the regular season ends.